Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 312,225 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa is 312,225 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 345,299 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,944 ha, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 7th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,944 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,972 ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1,963 ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,950 ha | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1,948 ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,972 ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,965 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 3,161 ha | +60.9% |
| 1969 | 2,785 ha | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 1,999 ha | -28.2% |
| 1971 | 2,002 ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 2,708 ha | +35.3% |
| 1973 | 2,912 ha | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 2,938 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3,091 ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2,407 ha | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 2,678 ha | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 3,204 ha | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 2,747 ha | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 3,200 ha | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 3,391 ha | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 3,543 ha | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 3,762 ha | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 4,224 ha | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 5,200 ha | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 5,144 ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 5,403 ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 5,351 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 5,455 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5,911 ha | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 6,420 ha | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 6,855 ha | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 9,472 ha | +38.2% |
| 1994 | 11,824 ha | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 14,769 ha | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 15,925 ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 17,737 ha | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 15,966 ha | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 19,678 ha | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 20,810 ha | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 21,870 ha | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 23,892 ha | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 25,501 ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 26,576 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 25,577 ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 21,132 ha | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 211,064 ha | +898.8% |
| 2008 | 180,832 ha | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 167,618 ha | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 227,090 ha | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 228,527 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 211,945 ha | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 251,597 ha | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 274,040 ha | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 286,552 ha | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 261,287 ha | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 267,993 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 329,455 ha | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 285,458 ha | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 345,299 ha | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 286,649 ha | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 260,091 ha | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 299,627 ha | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 312,225 ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,184 ha | 1,944 ha | 3,161 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,669 ha | 1,999 ha | 3,204 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,467 ha | 3,200 ha | 5,455 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,456 ha | 5,911 ha | 19,678 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,487 ha | 20,810 ha | 211,064 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,394 ha | 211,945 ha | 329,455 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,778 ha | 260,091 ha | 345,299 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 4 Bangladesh 62,594 ha compare
- 5 China 32,943 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 32,819 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,430 ha compare
- 7 Pakistan 18,334 ha compare
- 8 Myanmar 16,236 ha compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 13,877 ha compare
- 10 Brazil 9,609 ha compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 293 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 312,225 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 345,299 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,944 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.